Would you donate a domain to a worthy cause?

[tjoseph]

This is a hypothetical question. If you owned a domain like amberalert.org or supportourtroops.org and the organization approached you for the domain, would you generously give them the domain or go for the big bucks?

Tom

 

[cvxdes]

I'd go for the money. Nonprofit organizations always have big money. I wouldnt ask them for like $5,000,000 for it, maybe like 1 or 2 thousand.

 

[Coopey]

Would depend on the type of charity, the amount I've already invested, and whether or not I was using the domain for a site.

I think I'd most likely offer to lease the domain to them (for reg fee plus a homepage link or something like that).
If I'd paid a lot for the domain, or had a developed site on there, I would make sure that I get a fair price for it.

 

[tjoseph]

I agree that it would depend on the charity. An organization like the Red Cross has a lot of money and misuses a lot of it. I was thinking of a smaller organization that you believe has a worthy cause. I think I would donate the domain myself.

Tom

 

[swimjenni]

I would donate the domain as long as it was a known organization. If I had paid for it, then I would ask for that same amount.

 

[YesBrilliant]

This is a hypothetical question. If you owned a domain like amberalert.org or supportourtroops.org and the organization approached you for the domain, would you generously give them the domain or go for the big bucks?

Tom

Well, it was not an hypothetical issue for me a few weeks ago.

I got a dropped domain with good PR and backlinks when I was contacted by the former owner who also owns a not-for-profit company that specializes in, let's say, medical equipment.

Never seeing those equipments before, intended to help people in a unique way, I really sympathised with his cause.

Being so polite in his approach also impressed me and I agree to return the domain to him, just covering my costs, for U$50.

I felt very good for that.

 

[tjoseph]

That's a great story! Do you know why he let the domain drop? Did he just forget about it renewing it?

Tom

 

[YesBrilliant]

He told me that he was under serious depression and forgot to renew the domain. That consequently was hurting his business, he also told me. I knew about his business by visiting the WayBackMachine when I found what his, very small, company did.

Of course, could not be true but I chose to believe him. The way he thanked me after that, in words, also made me think that I did the right thing.

Also, I asked U$50. to cover my costs but he actually paid U$60.

Not a bad day! Not financially exactly but personal satisfaction for sure!

 

[The Stealthy One]

I would donate it - and probably do that on my own, without them having to approach me.

 

[RogueWriter]

Okay, a related question. Say, the domain could be appraised as, say, a $50,000 domain. Could you turn that in as a donation, or would you have to turn in only the amount you physically paid for the domain as a donation. Say, you had cancer dot org , or something along those lines.

 

[YesBrilliant]

Well, at first one point would prevail: what positon is the person in their life today? Is the person wealthy enough to hand out $50,000 and be a philantropist?

If yes, great, a nice donation is made.

If not, like in my case since I am definitely not even close to being wealthy but still struggling to pay my bills, sorry but I would not (could not) donate.

I'd do what was whitin my possibilities, like I did above.

 

[webgear]

I would donate the domain once I'm sure it will be used really for a good cause , not just to some one idea or try to scam me.